Syllabus
Introduction to combustion and flames – introduction to air breathing propulsion systems – engine thrust and performance parameters – aircraft engine types – ideal and real gas turbine cycle analysis – performance measures – engine-aircraft matching – aerothermodynamics of inlets, nozzles, combustion chambers and after burners – basics of turbomachinery – compressor and turbine blade flow path analysis (axial and centrifugal types) – engine component matching and off-design analysis – ram jets – hypersonic air-breathing engines.
Text Books
1. Farokhi, S., Aircraft Propulsion, 2nd ed., Wiley (2014).
2. Hill, P. G. and Peterson, C. R., Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion, 2nd ed., Pearson Education (2009).
References
1. Flack, R. D., Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications, Cambridge Univ. Press (2005).
2. Mattingly, J. D., Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion, AIAA Edu. Series (2005).
3. Heiser, W. H. and Pratt, D. T., Hypersonic Air Breathing Propulsion, AIAA (1994).
4. Dixon, S. L. and Hall, C. A., Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery, 7th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann (2013).
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: To enable the student to perform thermodynamic cycle analysis of air breathing engines and assess their capability.
CO2: Understand configuration of various engines and perform real analysis considering the performance indicators and efficiencies of various engine components.
CO3: Introduce handling flow analysis through aero-turbomachines using velocity triangles.